Childminder in Plymouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 December 2015 9 November 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements and expertly uses this knowledge to plan very exciting activities that help children make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder has an outstanding approach to her professional development. Frequently attended training courses very successfully keep her knowledge updated, which greatly improves children's experiences.  The childminder evaluates the effectiveness of her service exceptionally well. Her process is thorough to identify areas of strength and where she can make improvements.  Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder supports them very well to use their manners consistently and play cooperatively with their friends, and share and take turns.  Children have extremely positive relationships with the childminder and she understands and meets their individual needs exceptionally well.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder provides a wealth of highly stimulating activities, which help children develop key skills for their move to school.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals are extremely effective to ensure the childminder works with them to skilfully meet children's needs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 extend children's early writing skills further to help them form letters correctly.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her assistant and the children.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held an interview with the childminder to gain her understanding of the learning and development requirements and safeguarding requirements.  The inspector sought the views of children and parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, staff suitability and the childminder's policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has enormous drive and passion to provide the highest quality experiences to children. Children's care and education is a priority at all times and the childminder continually strives to maintain her outstanding provision. Safeguarding is effective, and policies and procedures are rigorous to help keep children safe from harm. The childminder very skilfully encourages children to manage risks and completes her own safety checks to a very high standard to provide a challenging but safe environment. Frequent and highly effective monitoring of her assistants helps them to gain excellent professional skills. This helps them to work consistently with the childminder to monitor children's progress and ensure they progress quickly. Children who start below expected levels of development catch up rapidly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is very strong and responsive to children's needs and interests. The childminder very successfully ensures children make choices about their learning and contribute ideas to inform planning. This supports them extremely well to become highly active and confident learners. Very accurate assessments and informative observations help the childminder to ensure children move forward rapidly to the next stage of learning, although occasionally she misses opportunities to extend their early writing skills to form clearly identifiable letters. The childminder ensures her environment and planning actively reflects the diverse range of the children, their families and the community. This helps children feel greatly valued and gives them a very strong sense of belonging, helping to enthuse, motivate and very successfully engage all children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder ensures children follow excellent personal hygiene routines. Children bring their own wash bags and have individual toileting facilities to prevent the spread of infection. Children display very high self-esteem and are fully prepared for any changes in social situations, supporting their personal, social and emotional development exceptionally well. Children have great respect for others. They use kind words and help others when needed. Children learn about their own culture and that of others through regularly planned festivals and food-tasting events. The childminder very effectively supports children for their move to school. She works very well with parents to gain information about children's needs to ensure she meets their emotional well-being. This consistency helps children settle quickly, and be independent and highly successful learners.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in this exceptional provision. They make excellent progress from their starting points and gain excellent skills for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY246858 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 826502 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives within the Derriford area, in Plymouth. The childminder operates her service Monday to Saturday from 7am to 9pm, all year round. The childminder and her assistants all have a level 3 childcare qualifications. The childminder receives funding to provide free nursery education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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